Star Wars has experienced its ups and downs among fans over the course of a decade of TV series and theatrical releases, but one thing most people can agree on is that over the past five years, it's been a huge hit with two video games on PlayStation and Xbox. Cal Kestis, a reluctant Jedi, is a fan favorite. Now he's a minifigure in the upcoming Imperial Star Destroyer playset, somewhat proving his status as one of the canon's best heroes.
The LEGO set in question was reported on Monday on Jay's Brick Blog and includes a Star Destroyer that measures 6 inches tall, 18 inches long and 11 inches deep when fully assembled, and consists of 1,555 bricks. has been done.
Kestis, the star of Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts' Star Wars: Jedi series, is one of seven minifigures that kids (or adults) can play with and fly around in a giant space battle wagon. The other six figures are Darth Vader (of course), three unnamed Imperial Navy soldiers, and a Stormtrooper alongside Commander Plage.
In fact, Praj may be the bigger scene stealer here. He goes back to Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), where he is an officer aboard the Imperial Star Destroyer Devastator as it outruns and boards Princess Leia's Tantive IV blockade runner in the first film's iconic opening scene. He is one of the If you've seen the movie, you'll know that he officially informed Darth Vader that the Death Star plans were not on board, although the escape pod had been jettisoned and there was no life on board. This is a man. Obviously, we know R2-D2 and C-3PO were on board, and they actually had a plan.
Praj (played by Austrian actor George Rubicek) has appeared in various canon and now non-canon films over the nearly 50 years since the release of Star Wars. His inclusion in this set will no doubt be greatly appreciated by multiple generations of Star Wars fans.
Who is Cal Kestis from Star Wars?
Kestis is a rising star who will star in 2019's Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and the 2023 sequel Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Set after the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005) and before A New Hope, the game tells the story of a former Padawan (Jedi apprentice) who goes into hiding and is later captured by the Empire. Despite attempts to exterminate him, he became an official Jedi Knight. of their command.
Also ironically, Kestis begins the video game series as a longshoreman in a galactic shipyard, dismantling spaceships for scrap. Now you can build them with him.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was recently added to EA Play (and therefore Xbox Game Pass Ultimate's library) in mid-April. The Imperial Star Destroyer LEGO playset (number 75394) is available for pre-order on Amazon.com for $169.99. Scheduled to be released on August 5, 2024.
